A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS ON VEHICLE CORNERING BEHAVIORS IN ACCELERATION AND IN BRAKING

Abstract

SUMMARY Disregarding the effects of the vehicle dynamics and the change of vehicle speed in a short period of time, a method to predict the turning behaviors of the vehicle in acceleration and in braking is developed, and US/OS concepts having the same implication as in a steady state turning are introduced. The effects of the drive arrangements and the locked differential(s) on the turning behaviors are investigated. Some results predicted by the method show well agreements with the simulation results, which suggests that the prediction method can give some insight into the turning behaviors of a real vehicle in acceleration and in braking.